Most first-time drinkers of Jeppson's Malört reject
this liquor. Its strong, sharp taste is not for everyone, rugged and unrelenting (even brutal) to the palate.
Jeppson’s Malört is Chicago’s local beskbrännvin — a style of bitter, wormwood-based, Swedish schnapps. First developed during medieval times for its supposed medicinal benefits, it’s traditionally associated with the farms of Skĺne, in Sweden, where wormwood grows wild. In the early 1900s, it was the most ubiquitous drink in Sweden and accompanied the nearly 1 million Swedes who immigrated to the U.S. during that period. One of those immigrants was a man from Ystad, Skĺne named Carl Jeppson.
During Prohibition, Mr. Jeppson was into the business of producing legal “medicinal alcohol,” and sold his brand of besk bar-to-bar. After repeal, Malört was a staple of every Swedish bar on Clark St and by that time he had sold his recipe to Bielzoff Products Co., a Chicago distillery. George Brode, Bielzoff owner, helped push Jeppson’s Malört beyond its Swedish origins by introducing it to Chicago’s Polish population, who in turn introduced it to the rest of Chicago.

Jeppson’s MalörtMalort is reputed to be an excellent remedy for indigestion. This works because the taste of Malort is so soul-crushingly awful that it makes you forget about your stomach pain.
Malort has an incredibly bitter taste, with notes of earwax, fire, poison, and decaying flesh. Jeppson’s Malört has developed something of a cult following in the greater Chicago area, and is often consumed at biker bars. Comedian John Hodgman is also a fan of Malort, and sometimes passes it out during public appearances.
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